Star Wars update: The franchise gets release dates for three more films beyond the Skywalker saga

But that doesn't mean Star Wars is over. Disney is launching new trilogies with new characters and drama.

And on Tuesday the studio announced the release dates for the first trilogy. The films release dates are set for December 16, 2022, December 12, 2024 and December 18, 2026.

More after this: The Skywalker Star Wars saga is winding down. But that doesn't mean Star Wars is over. Disney is launching new trilogies with new characters and drama. John Boyega, Peter Mayhew, Harrison Ford in the 2015 film Star Wars - The Force Awakens

The new Star Wars films remain untitled.

Rian Johnson is writing his own trilogy, while Game of Thrones showrunners David Benioff and DB Weiss are crafting their own.

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Lucasfilm head Kathleen Kennedy told The Hollywood Reporter In April at Star Wars Celebration in Chicago that she was 'plotting out' the future of Star Wars on the big screen.

Her baby: Lucasfilm head Kathleen Kennedy told The Hollywood Reporter In April at Star Wars Celebration in Chicago that she was 'plotting out' the future of Star Wars on the big screen. Seen with director JJ Abrams

She is in consultation with Johnson, who directed 2017's The Last Jedi, as well as Benioff, Weiss and Favreau.

'We are looking at the next saga. We are not just looking at another trilogy, we're really looking at the next 10 years or more,' Kennedy said.

There's been at least one Star Wars film every year since 2015's The Force Awakens.

Lucasfilm is partnering on new series for its upcoming Disney+ streaming series.

One of them is Jon Favreau's The Mandalorian. And there is the Diego Luna Rogue One prequel that does not yet have a title.

Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker will be released in the US on December 20.

The film stars Daisy Ridley, Oscar Isaac and John Boyega with old footage of the late Carrie Fisher.

New: Lucasfilm is partnering on new series for its upcoming Disney+ streaming series. One of them is Jon Favreau's The Mandalorian. L to R Director/executive producer Dave Filoni, Pedro Pascal (The Mandalorian), Gina Carano (Cara Dune) and Carl Weathers (Greef) onstage during The Mandalorian panel at the Star Wars Celebration in April